Hello, Very Fine People™. Here's issue #20 of Studio Notes—quick bits delivered to you each Friday.

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First up, a cool little video about how Suzanne Ciani created the iconic "pop and pour" audio logo for Coca-Cola in the 70s using only analog synths. You can read more about Suzanne and see her demo synths on David Letterman in 1980 in this Guardian article from 2017. I think all great brands should have an audio logo.

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Incredibly thorough and impressive article about the Gorton font, in which Marcin Wichary discovers its history and omnipresence. A monoline typeface found almost literally everywhere for a century that not many folks talk about. Coincidentally, It was most likely Gorton that I saw on the Martha's Vineyard ferry sign that inspired our Ships Whistle typeface. Marcin also rounds up all the various Gorton recreations including SW. (via Jan-Paul Koudstaal sharing this in the Secret Type Club Slack)

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There are many shows and movies that win tons of awards and for some reason ignore them for a long stretch. Only to finally watch and then understand completely why they've been applauded. In other words, I'm often late to the game. The latest example is the HBO show, Hacks. It's wonderful. Funny, heartwarming, difficult. Great writing. And, IMO, an entertaining  illustration of the struggle and attempted balance of creative work and life. If you're a fan of Ted Lasso and/or Shrinking, you'll probably love this show.

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I'm loving this collection of deliberately inconvenient
everyday objects by Athens-based architect Katerina Kamprani.

What are you working on?

The other day I saw a headline, "The Earth's Core Is Changing", and if that didn't sum up the all-encompassing vibe on the surface of the Earth the past year or three, I don't know what. To distract, I chip away at alphabets. The intentionally-imperfect Scorekard is coming along with A-Z and 0-9 mostly complete—at least a first pass.

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